Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · YORK, North Yorkshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.859 miles
Published by North Yorkshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2011–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in YORK, North Yorkshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 25 June 2024. North Yorkshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2011 to 2026 entry.
Crayke Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 2.859 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2019 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2018 | 🔒 With a pass |
And 2 earlier figures.
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.859 miles away, the 22nd longest of 50 North Yorkshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Its Reception 2026 last distance was nearer the school than in 2025, and that was the biggest swing between any of its published years.
- In 2026 there were 20 first-choice applications for 15 Reception offers; 15 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 57% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in North Yorkshire.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other North Yorkshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Easingwold Road, Crayke, Crayke Ce Primary School, YORK, YO61 4TZ
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- North Yorkshire
- Pupils on roll
- 106 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 25 June 2024
Strengths
- “Crayke Church of England Primary School is at the heart of the community.”
- “The culture of kindness and respect can be seen and felt across the school.”
- “The school is calm and nurturing.”
To improve
- “However, the well-designed mathematics curriculum is not fully embedded.”
- “The needs of some learners are not fully met.”
- “Teachers do not identify and address gaps in pupils’ learning consistently well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 September 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 57% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 20 first-preference applications, 15 offers in total, 15 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in North Yorkshire.
- Stillington Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Easingwold Community Primary School 2.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Huby Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sutton on the Forest Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Husthwaite Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Outwood Primary Academy Alne 5.1 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Benedict's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic voluntary academy 5.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sheriff Hutton Primary School 6.0 mi Good Last distance published